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Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Basic Certificate School for You

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration is the #12 most popular major in the country with 21,891 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration program at each school on the list.

Check out the hvacr basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

#1

Orleans Technical College

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Orleans Technical College the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their basic certificate. Orleans Technical College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 1% of the hvacr majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Liverpool, Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES is a public college with a small student population.

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#2

Erie 1 BOCES

West Seneca, NY

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Erie 1 BOCES helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Erie 1 BOCES is a fairly small public school located in the suburb of West Seneca.

Women make up 3% of the hvacr majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Dawn Career Institute LLC is a great place for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Newark, Dawn Career Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 4% of the students majoring in hvacr at the school are women while 96% are male.

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#5

Polytech Adult Education

Woodside, DE

Out of the 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Polytech Adult Education landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Woodside, Polytech Adult Education is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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#6

National Career Institute

East Orange, NJ

National Career Institute came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. National Career Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of East Orange.

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With a ranking of #7, Delaware County Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Montgomery College

Rockville, MD

Montgomery College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Montgomery College is a large public school located in the small city of Rockville.

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Harrisburg Area Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. HACC is a large public school located in the small city of Harrisburg.

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Westmoreland County Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Westmoreland College is a small public school located in the rural area of Youngwood.

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Best Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Colleges by State

Explore the best heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 396
Pennsylvania 728
New Jersey 305
Maryland 89
Delaware 70

One of 7 majors within the trade school area of study, heating, air conditioning, ventilation & refrigeration has other similar majors worth exploring.

HVACR Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician 21,891

Related Major Annual Graduates
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 63,451
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 8,446
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 8,127
Precision Systems Maintenance 2,185
Mechanic & Repair Tech (Other) 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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